MS/SE Concentration in Systems Engineering of Software-Intensive Systems (SESI)

This concentration addresses the software component of the systems engineering life cycle. It specifically covers the allocation of system requirements to software. Practitioners are concerned with the theoretical and practical aspects of technology, cost, and the social effect of computer systems that are reliable, maintainable, secure, efficient, and cost effective. The program emphasizes the integration of hardware, software, and firmware, and the management of these complex computer systems over their life cycle through systems engineering methods, tools, and processes.

Basic methods course:
Students must complete one course from the list of basic methods courses.

Concentration-specific courses:
Students must complete two required courses and one elective course from an approved list. The two required courses are:

• SYST 513 Total Systems Engineering, Reengineering, and Enterprise Integration
• SYST 618 Model-based Systems Engineering

The list of approved elective includes all basic methods courses and the following:

• SYST 542 Decision Support Systems Engineering
• SYST 584 Heterogeneous Data Fusion
• SYST 630 Systems Engineering Management II
• CS 571 Operating Systems
• INFS 622 Information Systems Analysis and Design
• SWE 619 Object-Oriented Software Specification and Construction
  or one of the following:
• CS 555 Computer Communications and Networking
• ECE 542 Computer Network Architectures and Protocols
• INFS 612 Principles and Practices of Communication Networks